Trunk lock



j Dc. 27, 1927.

F. H. LANGMUR TRUNK LCK Filed June 2l, 1923 I N VEN TOR.

ATTORNEYS,

and receives the lower end of the spring 28, said spring normally holding the rod in its upper position and the hook members in unlocked position, as shown in. Fig. 2.

The upper end portion Q3 of the bar is angled inwardly and extends above the upper edge of the Wardrobe section so that when the sections are swung together and the top cover 11 is swung to closed position, a plate 31 mounted on the top cover will engage said upper end 23 and force the bar 23 downwardly and the hook members to locked position. In moving to locked position the hook members ivill engage the rollers of the escutcheon plates and draw the two sections closely together.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the automatic trunk lock is of very simple construction and is well adapted for the purpose described.

lVhat- I claim as my inventionvis:

1. An automatic locking means Yfor a trunk having three hinged together elements, comprising an escutcheon plate carried on the` outer side ot one of the elements, a hook like member carried on the outer side ot a second element and having a locking recess and a Wedging edge engageable with the escutcheon plate when the two elements are adjacent each other, a third element, and means engaged by the third element in moving to closed position for causing the hook like member to draw the tirst and second elements together Vand then lock them in closed position.

2. An automatic locking means for va trunk having three hinged together elements, comprising an escutcheon plate having a shoulder, a hook-like pivoted member having a Wedging edge which engages the shoulder to dranr two of the elements together and also having a recessed portion for lockingly engaging the shoulder, a bar engaged by the third element and having a pin and vslot engagement with the hook like member for moving -the-hook-like member to locking position, and a spring means for normally holding the bar in its unlocked position.

3. An automatic locking means for a trunk having three hinged together elements, comprising an eseutcheon plate having a shoulder, a lock plate having an elongated slot and a hook-like pivoted member provided with a wedging edge which engages the shoulder to draw two of the elements together and also having a recessed portion for loekingly engaging the shoulder, said hook-like member also having an elongated opening, a reciprocal bar engaged h v the third element and having a projecting pin Which extends through the elongated slot and the elongated opening, means for guiding the'bar, and a spring means for normally holding the bar in its unlocked po sition.

4. An automatic locking means for a trunk having three hinged together elements. comprising an eseuteheon plate having a shoulder, a lock plate having an elongated slotand a hook-like pivoted member provided with a. Wedging edge which engages the shoulder to d aw the two parts together and also having a recessed portion for lockingly engaging the shoulder, said hook-like member also having an elongated opening. a reciprocal bar engaged by the third element and having a projecting pin which extends through the elongated slot and the elongated opening, said bar having a reduced lower end portion forming a shoulder, a coiled spring surrounding the reduced end portion and hearing against the shoulder. and a bracket member having a. reduced upper end portion forming a shoulder which is engaged by the lower end ot the coiled spring.

An automatic locking means ltor a trunk having three hinged together elements. comprising an escutz'heoi'i plate. positioned on the outer side ot one of the elements and having a shoulder, a hook-like pivoted member positioned on the outer side ot one of the other elements and having a wedging edge which engages the shoulder to draw tivo of the elements together and also having a recessed portion for loekingly engaging the shoulder, a bar engaged by the third element only when said third element is moved towards locking position for moving the hook-like member to locking position` and means i'or normally holding the bar yieldingly in unlocked position.

In testimony whereof, I atlix my signal ure.

FRAN K H. LAN GM UI ll..

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